Ready, Rolf?

Hello All,

It has been a while since I've talked to you, but it sure doesn't seem like it! Summer has been flying by, and it is already August. My caretaker is in a show with the wonderful Combined Efforts Theatre Company in Iowa City, a company that puts on shows for actors with and without "special needs." It has been a great experience.

It has made me appreciate that my height is one of my only disadvantages, and appreciate how great I have it in my own mind. It has also helped me get excited about things that I haven't gotten excited about before in theatre. When someone remembers their line, when the audience can hear them, when they get the joke perfectly. Seeing how incredibly happy they get when they see all their family and friends supporting them and their ability to perform as they want to is a completely incredible feeling, and reminds me of why I love the theatre so much.

For those who are unable to see the show, the steer in the above picture belongs to my caretaker's character, Stacy. His name is Rolf and he is the Special Reserve Grand Champion steer at the county fair.

Fair-ly,

Clarence